Rampant Nepal rewrite cricket record books in Asian Games mismatch
Nepal became the first men's team in history to score more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they rewrote the record books against part-timers Mongolia at the Asian Games.
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'Save our village': Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed project
Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
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Balmain races to recover from robbery at Paris Fashion Week
The fashion world loves drama but normally it does not involve violent robberies, so there is outsize attention on Wednesday's Balmain show after the French label had 50 outfits stolen just days earlier.
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Police hold boss of troubled developer China Evergrande: report
The billionaire boss of beleaguered Chinese property developer China Evergrande is being held by police, a report said Wednesday, as the debt-ridden company grapples with severe financial difficulties.
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100 killed in Iraq wedding fire tragedy
At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, officials said early Wednesday.
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Table tennis legend Ma Long says goodbye to Asian Games with gold
Table tennis legend Ma Long said he had almost certainly made his last Asian Games appearance after helping hosts China to men's team gold in Hangzhou.
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Nepal first team to score over 300 in T20 internationals
Nepal became the first men's team in history to score more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they rewrote the record books against Mongolia at the Asian Games.
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100 killed in fire during wedding in northern Iraq
At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, officials said early Wednesday.
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Zhang Yufei in world-class butterfly form at Asian Games
World champion Zhang Yufei roared into the Asian Games 100m butterfly final with the year's third-fastest time Wednesday, but Japan's double Olympic gold medallist Yui Ohashi opted out of the 400m medley.
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Can a $20 billion bet wean Indonesia off coal?
Less than a year after it was announced, a $20 billion bet to wean Indonesia off coal is mired in controversies over financing and the construction of new plants to power industry.
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